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- - ^ COMPLAIN ABOUT DIRTY STREETS The Gab Bag’s complaint department has announced that numerous kicks on the part of merchants and other citizens have been received concerning Elkin’s downtown streets, and the dust, dirt and litter with which they are frequently lit tered. Some seem to think that the world wouldn’t come to an end even if the street washer made a tour on a busy after noon; even on a &turday afternoon. It’s better, one promi nent merchant pointed out. to'^" dlscombooberste traftlc a wee bit with the street washer than to have a minor sandstorm come rushing In the doors of stores each time a customer goes In or out. The Oab Bag is taking no ac tive stand on this question, but is merely pajslng on lor wliat they are wortli tlic complaints which liave come Its way. It is also passing on a suggestion that the streets be given a good wasli- ing witli fire hose so as to loosen the dirt and grime so that the street flusher could operate more efficiently. As it is. the flusher doesn’t generate enough water pressure to really do a thorough In order to fix Itself up to the extent It is at tlie head of the list when honors arc handed out. a newspaper must have the backing of the entire community, mer chants, subscribers and all. With out that a newspaper couldn't win anything: cliance.s are it couldn’t exist. So. when you think of the trophy The Tribune has won. don't Uilnk of it merely os The Trlbune'.s. but as the entire com munity's. For without the fine backing of Elkin merchants, who use ilie advertising columns, and the continuous support of The Tribune's family of loyal sub scribers, we couldn’t have gotten to first base. Just remember; Tlie Tribune won the trophy, but you supplied the tools. Due to the unfavorable weather conditions, our Sunday school at tendance dropped to 167. The men's quartet, occixnpanled by the local string band and the young ladles' quartet, rendered special music for the service. The pastor preached at the ev ening service with a local quartet bringing its message In song. The young married men and their Sunday scliool class Sunday morning. Mr. Denver Holcomb was appointed teacher to serve for the present Urn*. Officers were elected as follows: Roy Lawrence, president: Bussell Casey, vice-president and treasurer; Mrs. Uly Couch, secre- car}'. and Joe Cockerham. assist- ant secretary. Miss Dorothy Hutchins, student at Jones Busine&s College. High Point, spent the week-end with her parents. Mr. Dewitt Carter, a patient at the Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital, returned to ills home Monday. Mr. Clyde Couch returned to his home from Radford. Va.. where he is suffering from a se vere cold. His friends wish for him a speedy recovery. Rev. D. W. Day filled his reg ular oppolntmcnt at the New Hope church in IrcdeU county Saturday night and Sunday. "Uncle" George Couch, who has been iU for several days, is mucli better, we are glad to report. Don’t Say Bread- Say Holsum SAWl And now that we have made this lionor your hor-or too. who wants to be first to volunteer to come in and help keep it polished ;ver so often? THIS AND THAT We are Joining a lot of other folks in wondering when the Sen ate committee working on the President’s leasc-lcnd bill Ls going to call in Wrong-Way Corrigan 5 testify? He hew across Uie Atlantic ocean, so doesn't this make him an expert, too. on In- . tcrnational affairs? Col. Maybe some of you wlio were at Uie Joint KiwanLs-Quartcrbock Iclub meeting at whlcli Dan Hill, I Jr,, was gue.st speaker, have won- , 1 dered why Tlie Tribune didn’t I publish the picture tlwl we took W A m PS A VI k IB Bk ^ W B hB lB B a hw SB oi cropping the photo for the Elkin’s Newest Superior Sound ELK THEATRE Special—Thursday, Jan. 30— “BLONDIE PLAYS CUPID” With Blondie and Dajjfwood gravers, wo carefully included both the guest .speaker and the pre.sldpnt of the Klwanls club. But the ongravcr.s, taking tlic matter into their own hands as (iiry sonicllmes do, cut the pic- 'urc of tlic club president right lialf In two wlien they made tlie I printing plate. Rather than r the cut with onc-half of a m; missing, we didn’t run it at ail. t'arl Hoff iind Orchesira • \e> — Atimis.sinn lOc-tiOc:., Friday-Satui'day, Matinee and Niffht- GEORGE O’BRIEN “STAGE TO CHINA” Serial • Comedy • Color Cartoon Mondaj’-Tuesday, Matinee and Night— ioucU 4 iaHtetcWK ; Once upon a . time some 11 j years or more ago. we went out ) to tlie Greensboro airport to make a new.s picture of Mr. Big. Mr. Big was in the cockpit of Ills : plane preparing to take off when .’e reached the scene, but after some persuasion lie condescended to pose for a pliotograph. We. busy with tile camera, were too busy to notice the bored look: the dlsgu.sted "get it over witli" expression, which showed up, by the way. so remarkably well m tbe finislicd photograph. Then tlie great man flew away to Wa.shingion where, upon landing on a muddy field, iie was accused Admission 10c-:i(lc,by the Washington press of ' swinging liLs plane around and throwing mud. vi*i the prop wash, upon numerous newspaper men and spcclator.s who had gathered there to greet him and do him honor. Col. Charles A, HIM &ABNER1 To us he is r —iho P/ne Ridge philoiopheri, in ZEPHYR 1 FRANCES UNGFORO' FRANK CRAVEN HOBS WATSOH ■ PHU HARRIS Special Added: “Flag of Humanity” in Technicolor New.s — Regular Admission 10c-30c Wednesday—Matinee and Night— “SKY BANDITS” JAMES NEWILL Information Please • Serial Admission 10c-15c ■ IWiWiliW IWIWAB Patronize Tribune advertisers. ITHE BEER THAT MADEk fMiLWAUHEE FAMOUSk Rev. J. W. Parker will fUl hU regular appointment at the Meth odist church next Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock. The public is cordially Invited. Of widespread interest friends here and elsewhere is the marriage of Mls-s Thelma Swift to AqulUa Laster on Jan. 18. and Mrs. Laster arc both of this communiiy and arc at home here. Mr. R. E. Snow was in pilot Mountain last Friday cm business. Miss Pearl Xxistcr spent last Monday in Dobson on business. Word has been received here that Charlie Monroe and band will put on a personal per formance In the Zephyr school April 19. They are bemked up until that time. Mrs. Hattie Ellis and daughters. Judy Dare and AlUe Sue, of near ■ m Pork, were the overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Holyfleld last Thursday. Mrs. Zeb Thmnpsou, of Mulber ry. rpent last Saturday here. the lowest-priced 4-door, d-wind-J sedaQ in Pontiac history! Now TO 'niE MOST popular line of can i bas ever offered, Poociac adds a oew aod striking model—the iow-priced Metropolitan "Tor pedo" Sedan v/iib body by Fisfaer, idttr m bi^ttr-pricid ttnutlhiuMf tueerss- fml PntUe body typ*. This .«w Metropolitan is a four-door, four- window sedan wuh a smart, enclosed rear quarter. With two windows on each side. It takes on lines and contours imiwssible to achieve with tbe conventional six-window design. In addition, it combines unusual rear- compartment spocsousoesa wlib tbe privacy wUm many find ^slrable. Here is another true Pontiac, endowed with all of Pontiac's sturdiness, handling ease aod economy—plus the unrivalled comfort of Pootisc's "Triple-Cushioned Ride." Yu it tellt at aprietjatt abova Ibt touitt, Stt it today! FOR -niE OB LUXE TORPEDO- SIX BUSINESS COUPE ^S28 hDeiittrad at PoaiUe, Miebigan. Stott tax, optional e^aipment and acetaoriti — extra. Pritts ubjoct to ebangt laitboat notitt. AVAILABLE AS A SIX—OR AS AN EIGHT FOR ONLY DIFFERENCE rffr WB CAM wtTM m ax mmf There are 1047 foreign lan guage newapapen printed In the V. 8., wtxlch include 38 languages. GREENWOOD AUTO COMPANY East Main Street Elkin, N. C.
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